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Apr 2018

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Urban Greening: integrated approaches… multiple solutions

Urban greening provides many benefits to the community and to the greater ecosystem. Projects designed to achieve multiple objectives provide integrated and innovative approaches that result in more beneficial outcomes. For example, a park can be designed as a single-purpose facility and provide a place for kids to play; or it can be ...

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Apr 2018

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Mining Coal, Mounting Costs: The Life Cycle Consequences of Coal

Energy is essential to our daily lives, and for the past century and a half we have depended on fossil fuels to produce it. But, from extraction to combustion, coal, oil and natural gas have multiple health, environmental and economic impacts that are proving costly for society. We estimate that the life cycle impacts of […]

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Apr 2018

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Opinion: The case for a child-centered energy and climate policy

Children suffer the most from fossil fuel burning.Fossil fuel combustion and associated air pollution and carbon dioxide (CO2) is the root cause of much of children’s ill health children today as well as their uncertain future. There are strong scientific arguments, as well persuasive economic ones, for reducing the world’s ...

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Apr 2018

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Medical Community Warns Climate Change Is an Imminent Public Health Threat

An international alliance of doctors, nurses and other health professionals concerned about the impacts of climate change is urging governments to reach a strong agreement at the ongoing United Nations’ climate negotiations in Paris.Declarations of a global medical consensus on climate change signed by 1,700 health ...

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Apr 2018

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Climate Change’s Growing Impact on People Experiencing Homelessness

The seemingly unending and sometimes fatal heat waves gripping large portions of the United States this month can be bad for those who are able to find shelter indoors. It is even worse for those experiencing homelessness. The impacts of climate change are already being felt by people across the planet, most of whom can […]

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Apr 2018

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Letter: Harmful House Bill

Last week, the US House decided that keep our air safe is not important and passed a bill to restrict implementation of the new standards for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and lead. The “Smoggy Skies Act” (HR 4775) is an irresponsible attack on the Clean Air Act. This bill would double […]

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Apr 2018

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Asthma and Air Pollution Infographic

CDC infographic on asthma and air pollution

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Apr 2018

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American Lung Association applauds McAuliffe action on carbon emissions

The American Lung Association is on board with Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s push to reduce carbon pollution from Virginia power plants.“The American Lung Association applauds Governor McAuliffe’s commitment to reducing carbon pollution from power plants in Virginia, which all also reduce other toxic pollution that can trigger asthma ...

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Apr 2018

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Global warming’s health impacts hit northern Arizona

In an auditorium inside Flagstaff Medical Center Wednesday afternoon, Claire Herrick stood in front of a small group of doctors and nurses, clicking through slides showing disease incidences, mortality rates and temperature changes. As her audience lunched on Chinese food, Herrick presented a grim outlook of the health impacts of ...

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Apr 2018

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Letter: Save the air

Lance Boucher of the American Lung Association addressed State House legislators on June 1 to discuss why the ALA endorses the Clean Power Plan.Boucher discussed the ALA “2016 State of the Air Report,” which measured the two most widespread air pollutants – ozone and particle pollutants – both dangerous to public health. ...

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